Ted Vines: 12-year-old killed in Lincolnshire car crash is named

Ted died in a car collision on Sunday while on his way to play football. His family have said he "was a special part of the community".

Source: family handout via Lincolnshire Police.
Ted Vines, 12-year-old killed in car collision in Bardney Lincolnshire, 16 January.
Image: Ted Vines, 12, was killed in car crash while on his way to play football on Sunday
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A 12-year-old boy, who was was killed in a car crash in Lincolnshire, has been named as Ted Vines from Alford.

He was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday when the silver Ford Galaxy he was a passenger in collided with another car in Bardney.

His family said he had been on his way to play football for Alford Under-12s at Branston when the incident happened.

They said in a statement: "Ted was loved by everyone - he was happy, fun and brilliant and had so many people who loved him.

"Everywhere he went, Ted made friends. He was a special part of the community for everyone."

Officers were called to the incident on the B1190 just before 10am on 16 January.

A man in the second car, a Mercedes A220, was taken to hospital.

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No one else is believed to have any life-threatening or life-altering injuries.

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information from witnesses and for anyone with dash-cam footage of the collision to get in contact.

  • Call 101, quoting Incident 141 of 16 January.
  • Email force.control@lincs.police.uk putting "Incident 141 of 16 January" in the subject line.
  • Call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.